Blue Green (Center Lines)

About Blue Green (Center Lines)

This is a gorgeous David Sorensen painting; one of the ‘horizon’ series. The palette is rich and warm. The gestural brushstrokes reveal subtle layers of colour. Bordered in milk chocolate, two blocks of colour—blue green below and slate above, the horizon line is defined by fine contrasting lines of bright yellow, orange, and deep blue.

The venerated Canadian artist was initially inspired by the vivid palette of Mexico where he mounted his first major exhibit. Sorensen admired and was influenced by the work of American abstract expressionists Jackson Pollock and Franz Kline.
“To me there is still this celebration worth the paint. And it’s about an open door that the artist used to call muse.” David Sorensen

Born in Vancouver Sorensen (1937-2011) studied at UBC and the Vancouver School of Art. His teachers were renowned—Arthur Erikson, Bill Reid and Jack Shadbolt. After moving to Montreal, he taught art at the Montreal School of Art, the Saidye Bronfman Centre and Bishop’s University. Sorensen, a member of the RCA exhibited all over the world. His work is held in numerous private, corporate and public collections.